Callithrix
See also: callithrix
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin callĭthrix, from Ancient Greek καλλίθριξ (kallíthrix).
Proper noun
Callithrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – the Atlantic marmosets, of the Atlantic Forest of southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, and far northern Argentina.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Cebidae - family; Callithrichinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Callithrix jacchus (common marmoset) - type species; Callithrix penicillata (black-tufted marmoset), Callithrix kuhlii (Wied's marmoset), Callithrix geoffroyi (white-headed marmoset), Callithrix flaviceps (buffy-headed marmoset), Callithrix aurita (buffy-tufted marmoset) other species
References
Callithrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Callithrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Callithrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons